Adapting vocational psychology to cope with change

The article highlights the interdisciplinary theoretical and empirical tradition of vocational psychology as a strength, the slowness in responding to the impact of technology on work as a weakness, while developments in technology provide opportunities for future research and careers interventions, and a possible drift away from psychology is presented as a threat. Strategic issues include implications of having mapped the human genome and the next generation of functional genomics research, change and transfer, development of career programs drawing on goal setting and metacognitive skills, virtual work organizations, and an increased emphasis on time as a variable in research.